online politics

On the positive side, "the White House's new media team earned praise for adding new features.
Recently, the White House announced its presence on Facebook, MySpace
and Twitter. [...] In late March, WhiteHouse.gov hosted
an online town hall, where, in less than 48 hours, more than 92,000
people submitted 103,978 questions and cast 3.5 million votes."

But, "on transparency, WhiteHouse.gov has yet to demonstrate any significant
implementation other than reiterating that President Obama is committed
to it."

The article also points out that simple things, like transcripts of speeches and daily press briefings are unavailable. While the advanced features were praised, the site scored low on providing basic information services started during the Bush administration.